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Not everyone has the time to walk a full week on the trail, you may want to fit in a short section of walking within a longer sightseeing holiday or if it’s your first time on a walking break you may want to play it safe and try a taster trip over 2 or 3 days. The main consideration is to make the most of your time if its limited, to walk the best bits of the trail, see the most variety and have the quickest entry and exit to the trail from your car or public transport and of course with only a few nights away you want to get the best accommodation you can for your break. Encounter Walking can provide this for you. We can operate a short section on any part of the South West Coast Path so if you are particularly interested in one area just contact us and tell us where you want to be and we will come up with the options. However if you are not committed the following lend themselves best to variety and quality of walking experience when you only have 2 or 3 days available. Suggested Short Break Options in Cornwall - but remember we are flexible enough to provide short breaks on any section of our trails. The Classic Short Break in Cornwall One section stands out for us, it’s our Favourite and ideal for not only first time walking breaks but also for those wanting the best mix of variety of trail along with absorbing and charismatic overnight stops. Mevagissey to Fowey (2 days 18 miles) or Looe (3 days 30 miles) This is the classic short break. Cliffs, coves, stunning untouched beaches - a real escape but with reasonable daily distances. All in all a taste of the Coast Path that will see you back for more ! Its bonus is the overnight stops in enchanting fishing villages and historic harbours each night with great facilities and accommodation available at the fishing village of Mevagissey, the tall ships harbour of Charlestown, at Fowey – simply Cornwall’s best and most absorbing overnight stay and Looe. The walking includes sections through inspiring Daphne du Options you can fit in include a visit The Lost Gardens of Heligan, The Eden Project or take an unforgettable gentle canoe trip up the mysterious River Fowey. Transport in and out is easy with options for long stay parking and easy access to the rail network all the way along the route. Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on the sections to walk on a two or three day schedule based on your level of fitness.
For experienced walkers only looking to maximise the miles and the adventure ! The Lands End Peninsula 3 days will cover St Ives to Penzance for those with the appetite for it (it’s usually done in four). The best walk in West Cornwall and including overnight stays in the cosmopolitan harbour of St Ives before leaving, at isolated Pendeen in Tin Mining country and at Porthcurno above one of Cornwall’s most stunning beaches and the inspiring Minack Rock Theatre. The walking is simply stunning, majestic cliffs, tiny coves, timeless villages such as Zennor, the World Heritage Tin mining area, past ancient bronze age forts, Cornwall’s best beach at Sennen.....forget Lands End itself for now as this is only a small part of the journey. End up by walking into Penzance through almost tropical like wooded coastal valleys via pretty Mousehole harbour. The route works very well for Public Transport, you can train into St Ives and depart from Penzance on the mainline back to London and pack the complete peninsula into 3 days of world class coast walking. Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on how you can walk the route in 3 days of around 15 miles a day. The Wreckers Coast Challenge Between Bude and Padstow is 42 miles of rollarcoasting cliffs, coves and hidden fishing villages. This is part of the most demanding section of the whole 630 miles of coastpath and will challenge any walker. The reward for your efforts is an unbroken exhilarating trail that never leaves the coastline, seals, falcons, ancient rock carvings, cliff top Castles, with golden beaches near Bude and towering cliffs around Tintagel. Overnight rest is assured in an excellent spread of stops at the fjord like Boscastle, the pristine fishing village of Port Isaac and at the end in Cosmopolitan Padstow Cornwall’s culinary centre and home for those who want to celebrate in style at Rick Steins. Soaked in Shipwreck and Smuggling history this is Cornwall’s wildest coast and most inspiring walk. Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on how you can walk the route in 3 days of around 15 miles a day. For those wanting to complete a coast to coast walk across Cornwall The Saints Way and the Smugglers Way offer two very different levels of effort but both cross Cornwall coast to coast on a mix of moors, ancient woodland tracks, pasture and river valley. Click Here to read about the Saints Way which includes overnight stops in Padstow and Fowey and is suitable for everyone. Click Here to read about the Smugglers Way a challenging route for experienced walkers taking in Cornwall’s highest Tors over lonley Bodmin Moor along with two very different harbour towns at Looe and tiny Boscastle. Leisurely Atlantic Coast Short Breaks Bude to Port Isaac Boscastle to Padstow It may be hilly walking but its not restricted to the marathon walkers ! CLICK HERE to look at the sections between Bude and Padstow for 2 or 3 days walking. Its demanding trail but the scenery is unparalleled just talk to our walking advisors as there are plenty of options to keep the daily distances down and enjoy the best bits without pushing yourselves too far.. Highlights include dramatic high cliffs, rocky coves, stunning coastal panoramas with rolling valleys and jagged headlands. Ancient forts, hidden rocky valleys and some golden sands for variety. Overnight at the tiny fjord town at Boscastle, King Arthurs Cliff top Castle at Tintagel.and the unspoilt fishing village at Port Isaac all en route to end up at Rick Steins in Cornwall’s culinary centre in cosmopolitan Padstow . Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on the sections to walk on a two or three day schedule based on your level of fitness. Lands’ End Area Short Breaks St Ives to Porthcurno Zennor to Penzance Get to the end of the country and back in a weekend. The granite coastline of the far west is wild and wonderful, great coastline walks mixed with plenty of history and the cleanest air and waters in England – this is really escaping! Highlights include St Ives, with its Tate Gallery, continental atmosphere and stunning golden beaches, The World Heritage Tin Mining area at Penwith, ancient mines clinging to the wild coast stunning backdrops to the trail. Cornwall’s untouched surfing Mecca at Sennen beach, the open air Minack Theatre hewn out of the cliffs and timeless Zennor with the most welcome pub in the country! Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on the sections to walk on a two or three day schedule based on your level of fitness. Lizard Area Short Breaks Penzance to Lizard Point Lizard Point to Falmouth The Lizard is a completely independent peninsula stretching round the UK’s most southerly point and alive with its own unique flora and geology, Visit Cornwall’s most atmospheric inlet at Kynance Cove, lost harbours such as Mullion and tiny fishing villages like Cadgwith. You can take a short break on either side of the Lizard, starting from the rail head at Penzance with St Michaels Mount as your backdrop to walk the cliffs and coves to the end of the country at Lizard Point. Or start from Lizard and journey east to the Maritime Centre of Falmouth where more gentle wooded creeks and estuaries around the Fal see you using tiny ferries, passing tropical Cliffside gardens and enjoying enchanting views on your way onto Falmouth with the chance to recover in one of the county’s best Spa Hotels. Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on the sections to walk on a two or three day schedule based on your level of fitness. Roseland Peninsula Short Breaks Falmouth to Charlestown or try Portloe to Fowey Working well with public transport and opening up one of the more remote areas of the path the Click Here for more information about the route itself and then contact us for advice on the sections to walk on a two or three day schedule based on your level of fitness.
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